Sexual Abuse in Victoria’s Mental Health Wards Is Bad and Getting Worse Farrah TomazinThe Age, 11 December 2017 It was meant to be a place that kept her safe; a mental health hospital whose purpose was to treat the most fragile. Julie Preston was exactly that: a...
Antidepressant Use Doubles Nationwide Sky News, 19 November 2017 The number of Australians on antidepressants has doubled in the past 17 years with only Iceland having a higher usage of the drugs. More than 2.7 million Australians are on antidepressants, and with...
Rhonda gets justice for state’s “worst case of child abuse” Tobi Loftus, South Burnet Times 29 Oct 2017 RHONDA Trivett was sitting on her bed watching a movie on October 17 when she received a phone call she’d been waiting for since 1981. “It was (Queensland Health...
Brutal Rise in Electroshock Whilst most people are under the impression that electroshock therapy (ECT) is banned in Australia because the mere idea of electroshock is so abhorrent, its use has significantly increased and it is being used on the most vulnerable in...
Over 16,000 Australian Children Prescribed Antipsychotics Kate Aubusson, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 July 2017 A total of 16,570 toddlers, children and teenagers under 17 were prescribed antipsychotics in 2015, Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme data seen by Fairfax...
